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redwood
1[red-wood]
noun
any of the three extant tree species of the coniferous subfamily Sequoioideae, specifically the giant sequoia, coast redwood, and dawn redwood.
the valuable brownish-red timber of the coast redwood or giant sequoia, the harvesting of which is strictly regulated.
a red or reddish wood.
any of various trees yielding a red or reddish wood.
any tree whose wood produces a red dyestuff.
adjective
made of red or reddish wood, especially that of the coast redwood or giant sequoia, the harvesting of which is strictly regulated.
a six-piece set of redwood furniture for the patio.
redwood
2[red-wood]
adjective
raving mad; insane.
distracted with anger; furious.
redwood
/ ˈɛˌʊ /
noun
a giant coniferous tree, Sequoia sempervirens , of coastal regions of California, having reddish fibrous bark and durable timber: family Taxodiaceae . The largest specimen is over 120 metres (360 feet) tall See also sequoia
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
By lunchtime, Ukiah, a town of 16,000 that bills itself as the gateway to the redwoods, was shrouded in haze.
In the late 1800s, white settlers and speculators found ways to secure additional lands along the Klamath River where they could extract valuable redwood, in some cases by bribing U.S.
Saxon, who grew up in the redwood forests of Santa Cruz County, recalled a “constant fear of mountain lions” in the community where he was raised.
The hiker and a companion had wandered off the remote 53-mile hiking path that follows the northern California coastline of redwoods and black sand beaches when one of them fell 100 feet.
They lived for many years in Arcata, northern California, surrounded by sweeping forests of redwood trees, where Wayne worked as a landscape architect, while Stella was a primary school teacher.
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